NEW CASTLE COUNTY: Old Kennett Road closed

When heading from Kennett to Wilmington on Jan. 25, I was wondering why my GPS told me to take Route 1 and Route 52 instead of the shorter hypotenuse route, Old Kennett Road. But it was correct: Old Kennett Road is closed between Owls Nest Road and Ashland Clinton School Road so that three pipes under the road can be removed and replaced. The work started Jan. 22 and is supposed to be finished by March 31. The posted detour takes motorists around the work area using Owls Nest Road, Kennett Pike (Route 52) and Snuff Mill Road.